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The Lost Years: Radical Islam, Intifada, and Wars in the Middle East, 2001-2006 by Charles Enderlin Publisher Comments "Enderlin meticulously chronicles the political and diplomatic impasses...revealing the history of this former film noir through interviews with the men who were its lead actors." —Le Monde From Ariel Sharon's ascent to power in... (read more) List Price $23.95 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Power, Faith, and Fantasy: America in the Middle East: 1776 to the Present by Michael B Oren Publisher Comments This best-selling history is the first fully comprehensive history of America"s involvement in the Middle East from George Washington to George W. Bush. As Niall Ferguson writes, 'If you think America"s entanglement in the Middle East began with... (read more) List Price $19.95 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments In this urgent, balanced, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East — and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just... (read more) List Price $27.00 Your price: $4.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Imperial Life in the Emerald City: Inside Iraq's Green Zone by Rajiv Chandrasekaran Publisher Comments An unprecedented account of life in Baghdad's Green Zone, a walled-off enclave of towering plants, posh villas, and sparkling swimming pools that was the headquarters for the American occupation of Iraq. The Washington Post's former Baghdad bureau... (read more) Your price: $4.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Twilight War: The Secret History of America's Thirty-Year Conflict with Iran by David Crist Publisher Comments The dramatic secret history of the undeclared, ongoing war between the U.S. and Iran For the past three decades, the United States and Iran have been engaged in an unacknowledged secret war. This conflict has frustrated five American presidents... (read more) List Price $36.00 Your price: $14.98 Sale - Hardcover
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House of Stone: A Memoir of Home, Family, and a Lost Middle East by Anthony Shadid Publisher Comments “Wonderful . . . One of the finest memoirs I’ve read.” — Philip Caputo, Washington Post In the summer of 2006, racing through Lebanon to report on the Israeli invasion, Anthony Shadid found himself in his family’s ancestral... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Unintended Consequences: How War in Iraq Strengthened America's Enemies by Peter W Galbraith Publisher Comments Called by New York Times columnist David Brooks the "smartest and most devastating" critic of President George W. Bush's Iraq policies, Peter Galbraith was the earliest expert to describe Iraq's breakup into religious and ethnic entities, a reality now... (read more) List Price $23.00 Your price: $3.97 Sale - Hardcover
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Bin Laden, Islam, and America's New "War on Terrorism" (Seven Stories' Open Media Book) by As'ad AbuKhalil Publisher Comments Lebanese scholar As'ad AbuKhalil examines the roots of the September 11 crisis, the causes for antipathy toward the United States, and the historical relations between the U.S. and the Islamic world. AbuKhalil also reviews the background of U.S... (read more) List Price $11.95 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Trade Paper
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Revenge: A Story of Hope by Laura Blumenfeld From Powells.com "Revenge helps answer the question, who are you? You are what you're willing to avenge," Laura Blumenfeld explained to Salon.com. A decade after her father, an American rabbi visiting Jerusalem, was shot and almost killed, Blumenfeld... (read more) List Price $25.00 Your price: $1.00 Sale - Hardcover
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No End in Sight: Iraq's Descent Into Chaos by Charles Ferguson Publisher Comments The first book of its kind to chronicle the reasons behind Iraq's descent into guerilla war, warlord rule, criminality, and anarchy, No End In Sight is a shocking story of wholesale incompetence, recklessness, and venality. Culled from over 200 hours of... (read more) List Price $16.95 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Ahmadinejad: The Secret History of Iran's Radical Leader by Kasra Naji Publisher Comments "An excellent biography, one that is lively and informative, and at the same time sets the President in his international and domestic contexts. In so doing, Naji provides a most informative portrait of Iran today, and of the many, conflicting, forces... (read more) List Price $36.95 Your price: $9.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Iron Cage: The Story of the Palestinian Struggle for Statehood by Rashid Khalidi Publisher Comments At a time when a lasting peace between the Palestinians and the Israelis seems virtually unattainable, understanding the roots of their conflict is an essential step in restoring hope to the region. In The Iron Cage, Rashid Khalidi, one of the most... (read more) List Price $17.00 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Rock the Casbah: Rage and Rebellion Across the Islamic World by Robin Wright Publisher Comments A decade after the 9/11 attacks, this groundbreaking book by a preeminent reporter takes readers deep into the struggle within the Muslim world where a growing movement defies and challenges extremism and repudiates Osama bin Laden, his deviant doctrine,... (read more) List Price $26.99 Your price: $8.98 Sale - Hardcover
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The Struggle for Iran by Christ De Bellaigue Publisher Comments When Christopher de Bellaigue first visited Iran in 1999, he found it irresistably alive: under the leadership of President Mohammad Khatami, Islamic revolutionary rule was loosening and the prospects for democratic pluralism seemed bright. But over the... (read more) List Price $22.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Hardcover
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Arabists: The Romance of an American Elite by Robert D Kaplan Publisher Comments In this highly acclaimed and original work of social and cultural history, the author of the bestselling Balkan Ghosts relates the never-before-told story of the expatriate elite that shaped American policy in the Middle East for more than a century. 39... (read more) List Price $18.00 Your price: $6.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The End of Iraq: How American Incompetence Created a War Without End by Peter W Galbraith Publisher Comments The End of Iraq -- definitive, tough-minded, clear-eyed, describes America's failed strategy toward that country.... (read more) List Price $18.99 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Assassins of the Turquoise Palace by Roya Hakakian Synopsis On the evening of September 17, 1992, eight leading members of the Iranian and Kurdish opposition had gathered at a little-known restaurant in Berlin when two darkly-clad men burst through the entrance. Within moments, the roar of a machine gun filled... (read more) List Price $16.00 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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The War of Atonement: The Inside Story of the Yom Kippur War by Chaim Herzog Publisher Comments This is the authoritative account of the Israeli army's performance in the bitter Yom Kippur War of 1973. The origins of the war amid the turbulent history of competing powers in the Middle East are fully explored, as is the build-up of Arab forces that... (read more) List Price $32.95 Your price: $12.98 Sale - Hardcover
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We Can Have Peace in the Holy Land: A Plan That Will Work by Jimmy Carter Publisher Comments In this urgent, timely, and passionate book, Nobel Peace Laureate and former President Jimmy Carter argues that the present moment is a unique time for achieving peace in the Middle East--and he offers a bold and comprehensive plan to do just that.... (read more) List Price $15.00 Your price: $5.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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Muhajababes: Meet the New Middle East--Young, Sexy, and Devout by Allegra Stratton Publisher Comments Two thirds of the population in the Middle East is under 25 years old, and there's been an explosive growth of college graduates. Still, there aren't enough jobs to go round. They're having a collective quarter-life crisis. In the months before turning... (read more) List Price $15.95 Your price: $7.98 Sale - Trade Paper
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